Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees
NRS 218E.750 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.


1. The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs, consisting of six members, is hereby created. The membership of the Committee consists of:
(a) Three members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority political party; and
(b) Three members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority political party.
2. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.
3. The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. After the initial selection, each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The office of Chair of the Committee must alternate each biennium between the Houses. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. A member of the Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.
5. A vacancy on the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2412; A 2011, 3235)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees

NRS 218E.005 - Definitions.

NRS 218E.010 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.012 - "Documentary evidence" defined.

NRS 218E.015 - Power of Houses and committees to conduct investigations and hold hearings.

NRS 218E.030 - Power to issue subpoenas; exceptions.

NRS 218E.035 - Contents and service of subpoenas; legal force and effect.

NRS 218E.040 - Administration of oaths.

NRS 218E.045 - Conduct constituting contempt; enforcement proceedings before district court.

NRS 218E.050 - Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt.

NRS 218E.055 - Hearing on citation for contempt.

NRS 218E.060 - Arrest, fine and imprisonment upon finding of contempt; warrant.

NRS 218E.065 - Imprisonment for contempt not bar to other proceedings.

NRS 218E.080 - Power of Houses to provide for hearings and proceedings; unlawful for sworn witness to willfully misrepresent facts when testifying in hearing or proceeding.

NRS 218E.085 - Privilege regarding defamatory matter; unlawful for person to knowingly misrepresent facts when testifying in hearing or proceeding or in certain communications to Legislator.

NRS 218E.090 - Rules and privileges governing certain state employees who testify on their own behalf; required disclosures; unlawful for state agency to take certain actions because of such testimony.

NRS 218E.095 - Unlawful for person to neglect or refuse to obey subpoena, to be sworn, affirm or testify or to produce documentary evidence.

NRS 218E.105 - Definitions.

NRS 218E.110 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.115 - "Documentary evidence" defined.

NRS 218E.120 - "Secretary of the committee" defined.

NRS 218E.125 - Provisions supplement and do not impair other powers, privileges and immunities.

NRS 218E.130 - Power to conduct investigations and hold hearings; administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses.

NRS 218E.135 - Power to issue subpoenas; contents and service; legal force and effect; enforcement proceedings before district court.

NRS 218E.140 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.

NRS 218E.150 - Creation; membership; vacancies; officers; terms.

NRS 218E.155 - Meetings; rules; quorum; attendance of alternate members.

NRS 218E.160 - Compensation, allowances and expenses of members of Legislative Commission and Audit Subcommittee.

NRS 218E.175 - General powers and duties.

NRS 218E.180 - Additional powers and duties.

NRS 218E.185 - Investigative powers; delegation to certain committees and subcommittees.

NRS 218E.200 - Power to conduct studies and investigations; assignment of matters to Joint Interim Standing Committees; establishment of subcommittees and interim or special committees; designation of members; compensation, allowances and expenses of...

NRS 218E.205 - Priorities and limitations concerning studies and investigations; requests for drafting legislative measures; restrictions on staff; review and approval of budgets.

NRS 218E.210 - Biennial study of newly enacted statutes to determine any differential treatment of sexes or adverse effect on women.

NRS 218E.225 - Committee to review management, organization and operation of Legislative Counsel Bureau.

NRS 218E.240 - Creation; membership; meetings; quorum.

NRS 218E.255 - Creation; membership; functions.

NRS 218E.270 - Special committee to receive Governor’s message on condition of State.

NRS 218E.275 - Special committees to consider issues during legislative interim.

NRS 218E.320 - Creation; membership; officers; vacancies.

NRS 218E.325 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.330 - General powers and duties; budgets; reports.

NRS 218E.400 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; meetings; voting; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.405 - Exercise of powers and duties during legislative interim; performance of certain powers and duties during regular or special session; subcommittee to review matters involving State Public Works Division.

NRS 218E.420 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; meetings; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.435 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.440 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; quorum; staff.

NRS 218E.445 - Meetings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.450 - General powers and duties; cooperation of state agencies; reports.

NRS 218E.500 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 218E.505 - "Subcommittee" defined.

NRS 218E.510 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; alternates.

NRS 218E.515 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.520 - General powers.

NRS 218E.525 - Additional powers and duties.

NRS 218E.550 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.555 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies; reports.

NRS 218E.560 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.565 - General duties.

NRS 218E.570 - General powers.

NRS 218E.600 - Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.605 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.610 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.615 - General powers.

NRS 218E.625 - Creation; personnel; general powers and duties; confidentiality of certain information.

NRS 218E.700 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.705 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.710 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.715 - General duties.

NRS 218E.720 - General powers.

NRS 218E.745 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.750 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.755 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.760 - General powers.

NRS 218E.800 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.805 - Creation of Legislative Committee on Energy; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.810 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.815 - General powers of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.